You will serve as a FINANCIAL TECHNICIAN in the COMPTROLLER DEPT (N8),COMPLIANCE & TRAVEL (N842), ORDER WRITING (N8422), DISBURSING TRAVEL & PAYROLL DIVISION (N84) of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

Duties

You will examine, verify, maintain, and reconcile accounts and accounting data. You will prepare and analyze reports. You will utilize office automation to digitally create, collect, store, manipulate, and relay information. You will identify travel restrictions, required travel training, area clearances, passports and visas, and overseas travel arrangements. You will utilize the Defense Travel System and must be a subject matter expert in the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) with experience in both Travel Order Writing and Travel Order Liquidation. You will answer questions and provide advice to employees, supervisors, staff in other financial management series and personnel specialists on pay related rules, regulations, and procedures. You will perform general office duties such as electronic filing, scanning, copying, ordering supplies, etc.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• This is a Financial Management Level 1 certified position per the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Section 1599d. You must achieve this level within prescribed timelines. Certification requirements are in DoD Instruction 1300.26.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

GS-05 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector such as: Experience entering and retrieving financial data from spreadsheets such as Excel. Experience making travel arrangements and identifying travel restrictions. Experience performing general office duties such as electronic filing, scanning, copying, ordering supplies, etc. Experience using accounting, budgeting, and financial management methods, practices and procedures to examine accounting data. Experience using Microsoft Suite Word and Excel to create, collect, store, manipulate and relay accounting/financial information. Experience verifying arithmetical computations and accounting data to ensure accuracy. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-CLER Financial Clerical and Assistance Series 0503 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/

Education

Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for the GS-05 grade level you must have a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation. In lieu of experience, please provide unofficial transcript(s) for consideration as an educational substitute.

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Contacts

• Address MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND 471 East C Street Norfolk, 23511 GB
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]